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Power Plants in Tanzania

Tanzania has 11 power plants on the map, adding up to about 1 GW of capacity. By number of plants, the most common type is hydro. Below: the full fuel mix and the country’s biggest stations. From the WRI Global Power Plant Database, snapshot 2026-06-23.

POWER PLANTS11

TOTAL CAPACITY1 GW

MOST COMMON FUELHydro

By fuel

How Tanzania’s plants split by primary fuel, by number of stations, with total installed capacity for each.

Hydro6 · 55% · 561 MW

Gas4 · 36% · 334 MW

Oil1 · 9% · 100 MW

Largest power plants in Tanzania

The country’s biggest stations by installed capacity, with fuel and commissioning year where recorded.

208 MWUbungo Gas (Songas)Gas

204 MWKidatuHydro1975

180 MWKihansiHydro1999

100 MWIPTL TanzaniaOil

80 MWMteraHydro1980

68 MWPangani FallsHydro1995

63 MWNyakatoGas2012

45 MWTegetaGas

21 MWHaleHydro

18 MWMtwaraGas

8 MWNyumba ya MunguHydro1966

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